COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Compromised computers under the control of a hacker.
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A bot that pretends it is dead but once it reaches your computer it takes over.
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This does not exist.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In computing, a zombie is a computer connected to the Internet that has been compromised by a hacker via a computer virus, computer worm, or trojan horse program and can be used to perform malicious tasks under the remote direction of the hacker.
Detailed explanation-2: -In computing, a zombie is a computer connected to a network that has been compromised by a hacker, a virus or a Trojan. It can be used remotely for malicious tasks. Most owners of zombie computers do not realize that their system is being used in this way, hence the comparison with the living dead.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each of these infected devices is known as Bots, and a hacker/cybercriminal known as the “Bot herder” remotely controls them.
Detailed explanation-4: -A botnet is a network of private computers that hackers have infected with malicious software. The hackers then control these computers remotely without the knowledge of their owners. Cybercriminals might then use the computers they’ve infected to flood other servers with traffic to shut down targeted websites.